The Nigerian Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, through the Satellite Town Development Department, STDD, has commenced massive clean up exercise around and within the six area councils of the territory as part of its mandate to keep the satellite towns clean.
While embarking on the exercise, the STDD Coordinator, Mr Obinna Francis Ogwuegbu who inspected the exercise assured that the Mallam Muhammad Musa Bello led-FCT administration and the Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu remains committed toward ensuring a safer and hygienic FCT for all residents.
The Coordinator who added that the exercise is a continuous one, appealed to residents, particularly those living in the suburbs to desist from dumping refuse on drainages and by the roadsides.
The Coordinator who noted that he will be going round the six area councils to make sure that all contractors are complying with the matching order, added that all hands must be on decks in making sure that all the Satellite towns are kept clean with or without public holiday.
He stated that, following the order, the six area Councils contractors on waste management have since swung into action at their various sites.
While frowning that the situation on waste Management is getting bad because of some people’s attitude, lifestyle, character and behaviour towards the environment, he called on the residents to stop dumping and littering refuse around the road sides.
The Coordinator, while stressing that, it is the duty of the area Councils chairmen in cleaning and managing wastes in all the satellite towns, since they are being paid to do it, hinted that the satellite towns department is only meant to do intervention when necessary.
He further explained that one of his mission is to maintain and retain the dignity of the satellite towns in terms of cleanliness and road usages, as the construction of roads are also ongoing in some of the satellite towns.
Mr Francis promised to do his best in repositioning the satellite towns before the end of his tenure to make sure that there is a change, by making the citizen partner with the government in building and making the satellite towns clean and digitalised.
He revealed that more resources will be deployed in the areas of waste management.
Emmanuel Ukoh
